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Chapter 7: Path to Home and the Start of a New Frontier Part 1
After arriving in Petalburg City, Ash and the others headed for the gym in the city which is May and Max's home.
When they got there they were greeted by Norman and Caroline.
"Welcome home dears," said Caroline hugging her kids.
May and Max hugged back and then they hugged Norman.
"Congrats on winning the league Ash," said Norman, patting him on the back.
"Thanks Norman," Ash said rubbing his head.
"Why don't you all come in for dinner?" said Caroline.
"Of course!" said Brock.
Soon everyone went in, introduced Norman and Caroline to Dante and they had a big dinner.
Max, Brock, Norman and Caroline were shocked to see Ash and May eating like machines but they were even more shocked to see Dante eating like that as well.
"Dante has one big appetite." said Max and the others nodded.
After dinner, everyone went to the green house and May let out her Pokémon to explore and walk around.
"So Ash what are you going to do next?" asked Norman.
"I think I'll head back to Pallet Town and rest for a week before setting off again," said Ash.
"We're taking a plane back to Vermillion city in Kanto tomorrow at 2," said Brock.
"And what about you Dante?" asked Norman.
"I'm going with Ash so I can speak with Professor Oak," he answered.
Soon everyone changed into their night clothes and went to bed.
The next morning after everyone washed up and got dressed and had some breakfast, Norman and Caroline took Ash, Brock and Dante to the airport to catch their plane.
At the terminal…
"You three have a safe journey," said Caroline.
"We will," said Brock.
Ash and Max said goodbye to one other and Ash turned to leave when May appeared in front of him.
"May..." said Ash.
May didn't say a word she just ran into Ash and hugged him.
Ash was surprised by this but he hugged back.
Dante brought a finger to his lips telling the others to be quiet, Norman led Caroline and Max away while Brock went to the gate to board.
"I'll see you around," said Ash as he got May to let go.
May then kissed Ash on the cheek and left to join her family, leaving a stunned Ash behind.
"Come on lover boy let's go," said Dante pushing him forward as Pikachu jumped on his head.
Soon they boarded the plane and flew back to Kanto.
A few hours went by and soon they were back in Kanto, landing in Vermillion City.
After they got off, they went to a Pokémon center to rest and Dante made some swaps to his team, then they left and came to a fork in the road.
"Well Pewter City is this way and Pallet Town is the other way," said Brock.
"Okay we'll cut through Viridian City to get there faster." Said Dante.
"Well then take care Brock," said Ash.
"See ya around," said Brock as they exchanged handshakes.
Brock went one way and Ash and Dante went the other.
Soon the friends went their separate ways and now their paths will go to where new things are on the horizon.
Meanwhile…
Jessie, James and Meowth flew their mech until they were in the rocky landscapes and soon they were nearing the base.
"Attention mech, you're in Team Rocket airspace, identify yourselves or get blasted off!" The radio suddenly came to life.
"This is Jessie, James and Meowth requesting to land, we have brought back some rare Pokémon," said Jessie.
"Permission granted. Land in front of the gate and present your finds to the boss." The radio ended.
They soon arrived at HQ and landed their mech.
They stepped out and carried their Pokéball haul straight to their leader.
At the top floor was Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket and former gym leader, who sat on his chair, stroking the head of his Persian while looking over his growing syndicate when the intercom buzzed.
"Yes?" he said annoyed.
"Sir there is a Jessie, James and Meowth who claims they have their report of the Hoenn region and that they have brought you something."
"Hmph, send them in," he said.
He turned around and from the door opening was the trio themselves and they brought their Pokémon to give.
"These are the Pokémon we captured in Hoenn sir," said Jessie.
"Hmm I see, this is promising," Giovanni said with a growing grin.
James then came forward with an Ultra Ball.
"What is this?" he asked with Persian looking curious as well.
"We caught this in a warehouse near Fuchsia City," said James.
James tossed it and out came Crobat.
"Ah a Crobat, this is quite rare," Giovanni said.
"This Crobat is for you sir in case you need to make a getaway," said James.
James then gave the ball to Giovanni and Crobat flew to him.
"I must say you three have surprised me. Bringing me these Ekans and Koffing along with Crobat will help this organization grow," he said.
This made Jessie, James and Meowth happy.
"You three will be rewarded," he said.
"All right!" said the trio.
"Now continue Team Rocket's mission." He ordered.
"Sir!" they said and they left.
Giovanni then turned his chair around and held the Ultra Ball in his hand.
"I have to say, those fools really have surprised me. They brought me some rare Pokémon and also they got me one to use. Let's hope they can keep up with my expectations," he said.
After the trio left the office, they ran into Cassidy and Butch who were on a mission from Professor Namba and soon left headquarters.
They vowed to be a new Team Rocket machine and to capture rare Pokémon, starting with the one that eludes them; Pikachu.
Meanwhile…
Out on the plains, Ash and Dante were resting by a river eating some food along with Pikachu when a Pokemon popped out of the water. It was a Poliwag.
"Hey a Poliwag!" said Ash.
Dante pulled out his Pokédex and scanned it.
'Poliwag the Tadpole Pokémon. It has no arms but its strong tail makes it a strong swimmer.'
Just then, Poliwag jumped out of the water and had a determined look on its face.
"Looks like it wants to battle us, so Ash want to team up and catch it?" said Dante.
"You bet! Let's go Pikachu," said Ash.
"PIKA!" said the mouse Pokémon, getting into battle mode.
"Since Poliwag is a water type and Ash picked electric, then grass will help as well, go Sceptile!" said Dante.
"Sceptile!" called the forest Pokémon coming out of its ball.
"Wow, I never thought you'd have a Sceptile," said Ash.
"There's a lot of pokemon I've yet to reveal yet. Now let's focus," said Dante.
Poliwag started the battle by firing Water Gun at the duo.
"Dodge it!" they said and the Pokémon dodged.
"Sceptile counter with Bullet seed!" said Dante.
Sceptile fired a barrage of yellow glowing seeds at Poliwag who stopped it by blocking with its tail.
This give Ash an advantage.
"Alright Pikachu use Quick Attack!" he shouted.
Pikachu moved quickly with a white streak behind him and slammed into Poliwag, dealing some damage.
Poliwag skated across the field and retaliated with Bubble Beam.
"Sceptile intercept!" said Dante.
Sceptile got in front of Pikachu and took the hit.
"Pikachu jump and use Thunderbolt!" said Ash.
Pikachu ran on top of Sceptile's back and jumped high into the air.
"PIKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he shouted, unleashing a blast of electricity at Poliwag which dealt a lot of damage.
Poliwag recoiled harshly in pain but it refused to give up, it stood its ground and called upon all the energy it could muster to stay up. Then, something interesting happened as it began to glow.
"It's evolving!" said Ash.
And he was right, Poliwag started to get bigger and rounder, hands came out and its tail vanished and when the glow vanished there stood Poliwhirl.
Ash took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
'Poliwhirl, the Tadpole Pokémon, and the evolved form of Poliwag.
Its highly developed muscles allow Poliwhirl to move efficiently on land, but it is even more agile in water.'
Poliwhirl then launched forward and used a new move on Pikachu, Mega Punch.
Pikachu got sent flying but regained his footing.
"Okay things just got a bit more tricky," said Dante.
Poliwhirl then used another new move which was Ice Punch and landed it on Sceptile, dealing a lot of damage.
"Sceptile are you okay?" asked Dante getting a grunt in response.
"Alright Ash, it's time for a combo I like to call Solar Lightning," said Dante.
"Okay?" said Ash sounding interested.
"Now follow my lead," said Dante.
"Sceptile use thunder punch!" he said.
Sceptile moved in with an electric charged fist and struck Poliwhirl dead on, dealing some damage and paralyzing it, stopping it from moving.
"Okay that's phase one now onto phase 2 use Sunny Day!" shouted Dante.
Sceptile then shot a yellow orb into the sky and the sun got brighter.
"Now Sceptile get ready to fire," said Dante.
Ash noticed that the bulbs on Sceptile's back were glowing and he realized which move does that.
"Okay Ash I need Pikachu to use Thunder the moment Sceptile fires got it?" said Dante and Ash nodded.
Soon Sceptile was charged and ready.
"NOW use Solar Beam!" said Dante.
"Pikachu use Thunder!" said Ash.
Sceptile fired a powerful yellow beam from its mouth and Pikachu unleashed a huge blast of electricity at Poliwhirl.
The two attacks merged and slammed into Poliwhirl, dealing a huge amount of damage. Poliwhirl tried its hardest to hang on but couldn't take it and went down swiftly.
"Here Ash use this," Dante handed Ash an Ultra Ball.
"Thanks," he said.
"Okay then Ultra Ball go!" he said throwing.
The ball hit Poliwhirl then shot a red laser at it and went in.
The ball shook while flashing a red light for a few seconds before coming to a stop with the red light still showing.
Ash picked up the ball.
"Alright I caught Poliwhirl!" said Ash.
Ash noticed the red light on the ball.
"Uh-oh," he said.
"Well you have 6 Pokémon Ash. What are you going to do?" said Dante.
Ash then took out his Pokédex and pressed a button to have it sent to Oak's lab and the ball teleported soon after.
"Well with that done let's head out," said Dante.
After recalling Sceptile, the two headed for Pallet.
To be continued…
Well that ends this chapter I hope you enjoy it.
Now the next one will be good.
Now the next one will be the intro to the battle frontier
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